Figure 2: Percent of Children Tested for Lead at Least One or
Two Times by Age 36 Months;
1998 - 2004 Birth Cohorts (1998 to 2007 Blood Lead Test Data)1
New York State excluding New York City
Percent of Children with at Least One or
Two Screening Tests
by Age 36 Months
100
80
76.7
75.8
73.2
77.1
76.0
82.8
81.0
60
40
26.8
28.2
30.6
29.9
36.6
33.1
40.8
20
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Birth Year Cohort
One test by age 36 months
Two tests by age 36 months
15
2004